Panel Discussion Heart Murmur Case-Discussions - Assessing their Importance for Performance & PPE

Course overview

Cardiac murmurs are commonly identified in horses but determining their significance might be challenging especially in a pre-purchase exam setting. Physiological murmurs are absolutely innocent and do not require further investigation but what about pathological murmurs Can we trust our stethoscope to triage which cases need further investigation .Although careful auscultation usually allows us to pinpoint which valve is leaking echocardiography is often needed to assess regurgitation severity Based upon clinical cases the international panel consisting of a group of world-renowned cardiologists will share tips and tricks and provide rules of thumb on how to deal with specific cardiac murmurs regarding diagnosis risk assessment and decision-making in a PPE setting.